A 12-year-old boy steals a Frontier School Corporation bus and takes it for a joyride across three counties before crashing into a garage in Brookston, Indiana early morning Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. (WLFI Photo/Ryan Delaney)

BROOKSTON, Ind. (WLFI) — Keys inside a school bus allowed a 12-year-old to take it for a ride. He then led police on a three county chase before crashing into a home.

The driver of the bus eventually lost control, crashed through hedges, took some tree limbs down on the way, finally he came to a stop when he hit the garage.

When police got to the driver it was not a drunk driver behind the wheel, but a 12-year-old.

White County Sheriff Pat Shafer said the boy is learning challenged. He rode his bike from Battle Ground to a home near Brookston where the bus was parked. The keys were still in the bus, so the boy took off.

He crashed into a home on Ripley Street in Brookston where the residents tell News 18 one of them and their 11-month-old baby were in the garage minutes before the crash.

Still, there were no injuries. Victor is thankful for that, but she will not forget the bizarre scene.

“I just couldn’t believe it,” Victor said.

The boy was detained by Tippecanoe County deputies, but no word has been released regarding his current status.

A call to the Frontier School Corporation for comment was not returned.